cs_vmsnapshot – Manages VM snapshots on Apache CloudStack based clouds

Synopsis
Requirements
Parameters
Notes
Examples
Return Values
Status

Synopsis

Create, remove and revert VM from snapshots.

Requirements

The below requirements are needed on the host that executes this module.

python >= 2.6
cs >= 0.6.10

Parameters

Parameter	Choices/Defaults	Comments
account string		Account the VM snapshot is related to.
api_http_method string	get post	HTTP method used to query the API endpoint. If not given, the `CLOUDSTACK_METHOD` env variable is considered. As the last option, the value is taken from the ini config file, also see the notes. Fallback value is `get` if not specified.
api_key string		API key of the CloudStack API. If not given, the `CLOUDSTACK_KEY` env variable is considered. As the last option, the value is taken from the ini config file, also see the notes.
api_region string	Default: "cloudstack"	Name of the ini section in the `cloustack.ini` file. If not given, the `CLOUDSTACK_REGION` env variable is considered.
api_secret string		Secret key of the CloudStack API. If not set, the `CLOUDSTACK_SECRET` env variable is considered. As the last option, the value is taken from the ini config file, also see the notes.
api_timeout integer		HTTP timeout in seconds. If not given, the `CLOUDSTACK_TIMEOUT` env variable is considered. As the last option, the value is taken from the ini config file, also see the notes. Fallback value is 10 seconds if not specified.
api_url string		URL of the CloudStack API e.g. https://cloud.example.com/client/api. If not given, the `CLOUDSTACK_ENDPOINT` env variable is considered. As the last option, the value is taken from the ini config file, also see the notes.
description string		Description of the snapshot.
domain string		Domain the VM snapshot is related to.
name string / required		Unique Name of the snapshot. In CloudStack terms display name. aliases: display_name
poll_async boolean	no yes ←	Poll async jobs until job has finished.
project string		Name of the project the VM is assigned to.
snapshot_memory boolean	no ← yes	Snapshot memory if set to true.
state string	present ← absent revert	State of the snapshot.
tags list added in 2.4		List of tags. Tags are a list of dictionaries having keys key and value. To delete all tags, set a empty list e.g. tags: []. aliases: tag
vm string / required		Name of the virtual machine.
zone string		Name of the zone in which the VM is in. If not set, default zone is used.

Notes

Note

Ansible uses the cs library’s configuration method if credentials are not provided by the arguments api_url, api_key, api_secret. Configuration is read from several locations, in the following order. The CLOUDSTACK_ENDPOINT, CLOUDSTACK_KEY, CLOUDSTACK_SECRET and CLOUDSTACK_METHOD. CLOUDSTACK_TIMEOUT environment variables. A CLOUDSTACK_CONFIG environment variable pointing to an .ini file. A cloudstack.ini file in the current working directory. A .cloudstack.ini file in the users home directory. Optionally multiple credentials and endpoints can be specified using ini sections in cloudstack.ini. Use the argument api_region to select the section name, default section is cloudstack. See https://github.com/exoscale/cs for more information.
A detailed guide about cloudstack modules can be found in the CloudStack Cloud Guide.
This module supports check mode.

Examples

- name: Create a VM snapshot of disk and memory before an upgrade
  cs_vmsnapshot:
    name: Snapshot before upgrade
    vm: web-01
    snapshot_memory: yes
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Revert a VM to a snapshot after a failed upgrade
  cs_vmsnapshot:
    name: Snapshot before upgrade
    vm: web-01
    state: revert
  delegate_to: localhost

- name: Remove a VM snapshot after successful upgrade
  cs_vmsnapshot:
    name: Snapshot before upgrade
    vm: web-01
    state: absent
  delegate_to: localhost

Return Values

Common return values are documented here, the following are the fields unique to this module:

Key	Returned	Description
account string	success	Account the vm snapshot is related to. Sample: example account
created string	success	date of the snapshot. Sample: 2015-03-29T14:57:06+0200
current boolean	success	true if the snapshot is current Sample: True
description string	success	description of vm snapshot Sample: snapshot brought to you by Ansible
display_name string	success	Display name of the snapshot. Sample: snapshot before update
domain string	success	Domain the vm snapshot is related to. Sample: example domain
id string	success	UUID of the snapshot. Sample: a6f7a5fc-43f8-11e5-a151-feff819cdc9f
name string	success	Name of the snapshot. Sample: snapshot before update
project string	success	Name of project the vm snapshot is related to. Sample: Production
state string	success	state of the vm snapshot Sample: Allocated
type string	success	type of vm snapshot Sample: DiskAndMemory

Status

This module is guaranteed to have backward compatible interface changes going forward. [stableinterface]
This module is maintained by the Ansible Community. [community]

Authors

René Moser (@resmo)

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https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/2.9/modules/cs_vmsnapshot_module.html